Volume 78 - Number 22 / October 29 - November 4, 2008
West and East Village, Chelsea, Soho, Noho, Little Italy, Chinatown and Lower East Side, Since 1933

Villager photo by Q. Sakamaki

Pageant of volunteers for schools

Leigh-Taylor Smith, Miss New York, above, pitched in with Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott at P.S. 140, on Ridge St., on Oct. 18, at New York Cares Day. The event saw volunteers spruce up more than 100 public schools around the city. Walcott spoke about volunteerism and how partnerships between public, private and nonprofit entities help education reform.